Google search is going to suck so hard with this new AI update. We need a new search engine for the web that is run by librarians like pubmed but not run by the US gov.
(DDG is Bing which is also rubbish. Please don't suggest Kagi, it is very expensive for people living outside developed countries. Also its results suck for anything outside software and technology. Marginalia is tiny and is very biased towards the anglosphere).
Something on #Mastodon doesn't really make sense. Apparently, a lot of people are pro small/indieweb that is selfhosted on an potato-powered arduino in their closet but as soon as someone complains of the mastodon DDOSing websites issue they are belittled for not using Cloudflare or CDN. Despite Cloudflare being the opposite of an indieweb.
At least 14 activists were arrested today in #Cairo during a protest in solidarity with the women of #Gaza and #Sudan outside the UN Women regional office headquarters. They were reading a statement calling for an end to the occupation in #Palestine and the war in Sudan.
@moftasa
No they have their own protocol and chose not to add ActivityPub. However Hubzilla for example has the Diaspora protocol so I have lots of Diaspora users following my Hubzilla profile.
I look forward to updating apps installed with F-Droid. I get new bug fixes, improvements & features. I get a nice explanation of what changed. Sometimes it is great to see my tiny contribution (translation, finding a bug).
I hate updating apps that are installed through Google Play. Most keep getting bloated, change terms of service, change looks suddenly for no reason, add more advertising & tracking. They patronize me with their cute 'what's new' messages that say nothing valuable. #FOSS
It is insane that I have to verify that I am a human for every website when the verification is done by the exact same service? Why can't cloudflare just communicate the first verification across its stupid network that is just making the internet slower and more stupid?
@hszakher I am asking because I read an open letter by a group of US artists saying things like "Music unites people from all backgrounds. It’s the one language that everyone can understand. It’s a beautiful thing and a great way to bring people together. Those advocating to exclude an Israeli singer from Eurovision don’t move the needle towards peace, but only further divide the world."
Which sounds to me like both sides of the conflict are represented. So I thought I may be missing something.
If #Palestine should be able to compete in the #ESC ist an interesting, but still maybe the wrong question.
The precursor, Le Grand Prix d'Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne, was conceived as a contest b/w European nations. It is not a globally "open" contest, as in sports.
Therefore, any nation not located on the European continental shelf, should not be able to participate...